Sympatico is a collaboration between two musician friends Clint Allen (Trumpet & Piano) and Dave Kemp (Percussion). Together they explore new innovative contemporary art music and often have musical comrades join them during performances and recordings.
Individually they have received such accolades as a Churchill Fellow Award, an Arts Qld Professional Development Award and as Sympatico, performance funding from the New Music Network.
They have commissioned works from Australian composers such as Thomas Green, Andrew Garton and Glen Brearly. They also specialise in presenting works by Jacob Ter Velduis, Dafnis Prieto and Frank Zappa.
Their current project is to present the Lyric Suite by Chick Corea in concert soon.
Below is a list of current repertoire, but we are adding to this with our own discoveries and commissioned works.
Trail of Memories by Dafnis Prieto
Reminiscences of Laura by Daniel Hamburger
The News by Jacob Ter Velduis
Sympatico Suite by Thomas Green
Alien Orifice and The Black Page by Frank Zappa
Lyric Suite by Chick Corea
Before His Time by David Kemp
DAVE KEMP
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